Western cyclone., 1887-03-03

The Senate.

+ tmunds presented the conference re-
port on the Utah polygamy bill IN the
shape OF substitute for both the senate
and house bills and it was agreed to
81 to IS. The bill now goes to the pres
ident.
A bin was reported from the commit
tee and placed on the calendar, to con-
vey to the city of Aurora, Ill, small
island in Fox river within the city
limits.
The resolutions of the Name legisla-
ture were laid before the senate, in re
gard TO trade relations with Canada, and
laid on the table.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
slderation of the river and harbor bills.
The bill reported by the committee on
commerce as substitute for the bill
passed by the house was read and var
ious amendments were offered by the
chairman of the committee, MIR. McMil-
Ian. and were adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out of
section 3 (Which provides for the &C
quirement by condemnation of land or
material necessary in the prosecution of
works of improvement the proviso au-
thOrizlng the secretary of war when the
price asked by the owner shall be leas-
enable to purchase the property without
further delay. He regarded that as a
very extraordinary and dangerous power
to give to the secretary of war.
Mr.. Mcmillan said that he did not IA
vor the proviso nor did he favor the
third section at all. After a discussion
the motion to strike out was defeated,
yeas II, nays 81, but the section and
proviso were both modified by striking
out the words cor material" Without
disposing of the bill the senate adj 9urn-
ed till to morrow.
FEB. 19-On motion of Mr.. McMil-
Ian, the Nicaragua ship canal bill was
laid aside and the senate resumed the
consideration of the river and harbor
appropriation bill.
Mr. Van Wyck moved to amend the
item of 100000 for the Missouri river
by making it read, continuing the i'm
provement at the Atchison, St. Jose
and FIT L2avenworth reservation, Arrow
Rock, Kansas City In Kansas and Mis-
souri,, and Omaha, Plattsmouth, East
port and Brownsville in Nebraska and
lows, under the direction of the secre-
| tary of war"
The bill was laid aside temporarily
| andt -Ir. Jones of Nevada, from the con-
ference committee on the bill to retire
the trade dollar, made report and
stated the points of it. After lengthy
debate the report was agreed to. Yeas,
40, nays 5. The bill now goes to the
president.
The senate then resumed the consider
Grafton of the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck modified his amend
ment SO as to appropriate 100000 for
the points named in 1t. Without action
the senate adjourned.
FEB. 21.-The ship canal bill was tenn.
porarily laid aside and the senate took
up the consideration of the river and
harbor appropriation bill, the question
being an amendment offered by Mr.. Van
Wyck on Saturday last to the item of
100000 for improving the Missouri
river, and which was to the effect that
100000 should be expended at Atchi-
son, Fort Leavenworth, Arrow Rock,
Omaha, etc. He modified it so as TO di-
rect the expenditure of half the $780,
900 at these points under the direction
Of the secretary of war. The amendment
as modified was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, Sioux City,
Iowa, was inserted IS one of the points at
which half of the 100000 is to be ex
pended. The bill was then reported to
the senate from the committee of the
whole and was passed without a divls-
ion.
A committee of conference was asked
on points of difference between the two
houses.
The senate then took up the bill to IN
corporate the ship canal company of Nj.
caragua.
Mr.. Vest offered an. amendment that
the act shall have no force or effect until
a concession shall have been secured
from the government of Nicaragua and
shall have been submitted TO, and ap
proved by, congress. Rejected without
a division. The bill was then passed
yeas IS, nays 5.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved that in honor
of the memory of the father OF hi:
country the senate s6j 1urn over to-mor.
row. Yeas, IS; nays, AZ. The senate
took up the District of Columbia ap.
preparation bill ard then went into {
secret sts.ion and soon adjourned.
FEB. 22.-Memorials from thirteen
grand army posts of Ohio were presented
for the passage of the dependent pension
bill over the presidents veto, and like
memorials were presented by severa
other senators.
Mr.. Riddleberger presented petition
against the ratification OF the extraditior
treaty with Great Britain.
A bill to provide for the retiremen
of United States legal tender aud na
tlonal bank notes of small. denomlna-